Sinet's Blog: Real Lives Transformed Through Sponsorship

This article highlights a World Food Programme–supported project in Tanganyika province that combined nutritional aid with HIV treatment, helping nearly 6,600 people living with HIV regain strength, dignity, and hope. Through the voices of beneficiaries, soldiers, mothers, and teachers, it shows how fortified meals became more than food: they became survival, resilience, and a chance to live fully again.

On World Mental Health Day, Staff Care Director Kate Roberts urges leaders to see staff care as a business investment. 

Phiona Koyiet, Senior Technical Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial, calls for more investment in mental health and psychological well-being in emergencies, ensuring children and communities in the most fragile and crisis-affected settings can not only survive, but thrive.

Brikena Zogaj and Lilian Mumbi, World Vision Technical Experts, emphasise that hunger is not just a food issue but a protection crisis, especially for children who face exploitation, early marriage, and displacement due to food insecurity. They highlight how integrating child protection into food aid programmes—such as those by World Vision—can safeguard children and improve long-term outcomes. The authors call on global actors to fund and prioritise child-focused, integrated approaches to ensure children are not only fed but also protected and empowered.

The earthquake destroyed the family’s home, leaving only ruins behind. Night after night, Aung’s family slept outside on benches. He says, “With my wife injured, I had to take her to the hospital, look after my children, and I couldn’t work. Every day was a struggle.”

A practical guide for World Vision teams and partners to implement best-practice environmental management in field programs, operations, and facilities.